Background:

Italian-American actor/director/producer Danny DeVito has built a sold career both in front of and behind the camera with more than 50 movies. One of Hollywood’s most successful character actors, DeVito gained recognition and became famous playing tyrannical dispatcher Louie De Palma on the popular series Taxi (1978). Due to his brilliant acting, he was presented with a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award.

On the silver screen, DeVito initially attracted some attention when he recreated his stage role of the stirring and wretched Martini in the Oscar-winning One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), for director Milos Forman. He later continued with notable roles in such features as the huge hit Romancing the Stone (19 ..[Full version]